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| Psychosocial Counselors | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Nangarhar, |
| Categories | Health Care, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2023-12-20 | Close Date | 2023-12-25 |
| Vacancy No | HRM-157-2023 | Gender | Female |
| No Of Jobs | 2 | Contract Duration | 1 Year with possibility of Extension |
| Education | Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Psychology | Experience | 2-3 years related experience |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | According to NGO Salary Scale |
About Company
About HEWAD, Reconstruction, Health & Humanitarian Assistance Committee: HEWAD is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profitable charity organization established in 1994 to provide Medical, Educational, Social, and Humanitarian Assistance to the needy people of Afghanistan. HEWAD implements primary health care to needy people of Afghanistan, and within those focuses on the provision of health care to the most vulnerable group, children, and women. HEWAD provides perfect health education, information, and service to Afghans in order to improve their living conditions.
Job Description
The Psychosocial Counselor is responsible for the following:
- Responsible for day-to-day management and supervision of the Woman Friendly Health Services (WFHS).
- Ensure the WFHS guidelines are followed in all activities of WFHS.
- Provide PSS case management, including referral to any other available services (health, specialized mental health, etc.) when requested by the client.
- Regular and continuous follow-up of clients registered in the WFHS.
- Provide individual and group psychosocial support to women and girls to help them cope with the trauma reactions.
- Provide psychological first aid (PFA) and assess the needs of clients through one-to-one sessions.
- Responsible for maintaining and confidentiality of all registered documents.
- Compile and share weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting with the relevant person/Technical Manager.
- In consultation with the technical manager, provide technical support to all WFHS activities, and community mobilizers.
- Based on the request of the authorized person, attend and participate in all relevant meetings/training-related meetings to the program's purpose.
- Ensure that all work with clients is kept confidential and that ethical practices are always followed.
- Process request and purchase requests for the WFHS needy supplies and ensure WFHS supplies are constant and are used properly.
- Perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor.
Job Requirement
- Diploma or bachelor degree in Psychology, Psychosocial counseling or can consider a midwife with two years extensive experience in PSS field for remote location and where the IPs could not onboard the candidate with bachelor degree.
- At least 2-3 years of field experience within a Humanitarian NGO/Agency in the same or similar position.
- Extensive experience providing Psychosocial support to individuals and groups.
- Good interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Skilled at working as a team member.
- Possess group facilitation skills.
- Able to speak/write in Pashto and Dari with clarity and ease.
- Flexibility and willingness to change work practices and hours.
- Ability to work under pressure.
Submission Guideline
Applicants meeting the above requirements are requested to submit a cover letter along with their CV and the names of three references electronically to vacancies@hewad.org.af no later than 25 December, 2023
Important Notes:
- Please quote the Vacancy Number as the Subject of the e-mail when sending your application.
- Supporting documents, e.g. diplomas, recommendation letters, identification card(s), etc., are not required at this stage, therefore not to be sent along with the application.
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further assessment
- Note: Without the Position Title and Vacancy Number in the subject line of the email, your CV will not be considered for further process. Also, please specified the province.
- Please remember that we will not consider the CVs for the positions after the closing date.